Name: Arniel de Athee

Title: Duke of Urvaius

Age: 29

Race: Breton

Gender Male

Appearance: Arniel is a tall man who is relatively slender when compared to his peers. He’s not what you would consider unattractive but he’s not stunning either. He has dark brown hair and it creeps round his face to form a short beard and mustache. His eyes are a light grey that almost blend into the white surrounding them.

Skills: Arniel’s main skills lie with his tongue and his mind. When he was young he was taught the motto ‘Knowledge is power’ and he has gathered as much information about those around him as possible, making him one of the best informed individuals in the Illiac Bay. Despite his sharp mind even Arniel could not hope to remember all of this knowledge alone and has several books that contain his collected works based on their importance to him, out of fear of theft there are several fake books and the actual information is split between other plain bound books that are kept in secret locations. Arniel has no particular combat skills preferring to avoid combat entirely.

Equipment (Weapons, armor, misc.): The Duke makes a point to outfit himself in comfortable fitted Doublets anytime he makes a public appearance, these are usually deep reds or purples. The only weapon he carries with him is an extravagant dagger, gilded in gold and inlaid with various gems it is more for show than use and has never tasted blood.
Background: Arniel grew up in Urvaius city in Castle Deepstone with the late Duke Crendal de Athee his father. His mother died two years after he was born whilst trying to birth a second child for her husband, neither survived.

After his wife’s passing Duke Crendal became quiet and reclusive seeing little of his infant son. Arniel grew up under the eyes of a tutor hired for him by his father, an old Altmer who understood the value of knowledge and taught Arniel to read, both books and people.

Despite not being particularly skilled with magic he still loved his time learning from and reading the old tomes stored in the libraries in the castle with the magi.
With time his father grew ill, poisoned by his own inactivity, he rarely left the castle and eventually the damp crept into his lungs.

After his father passed Arniel inherited the Dukedom. The newly made Duke settled into his position quickly, fast becoming well known in the city and surrounding areas as a fair and judicious ruler. Since inheriting the throne he has worked hard to improve the standing of the province, using its connections to the Azurian Sea to increase trade with other provinces, including the old Yoku remnants.

Name: Senhyn Valtieri
Title: Archduke of Camlorn,and Lord Marshall of Daggerfall
Age: 48
Race: Breton
Gender Male

Appearance: Senhyn Valtieri has always been a strong and hard man. He stands at around 6’2” and even as he ages retains a sculpted and strong physique. His head is covered in thinning brown hair mingled with grey. He is not yet bald, but a few small signs are beginning to show. His face is hard and sharp with strong cheekbones and a chiseled jaw-line. Around his mouth he has a brown goatee, but the rest of his face is clean shaven. Senhyn’s eyes are a cold deep blue-green and show many years of wisdom. Cutting through his well trimmed goatee across the right corner of his mouth is a small scar. Senhyn’s skin is moderately tan and bares a few scars, tokens of battles long past.

Skills: Senhyn is well trained in the arts of warfare, both in combat and strategy. As a boy he was tutored in the ways of the sword as well as the ways of the dimplomat. Senhyn has had a long and good reign over Camlorn, and for good reasons. His mind is just as sharp as his sword, which is to say rather sharp, and he can disarm a foe through words as well as brute force. Senhyn is a fierce diplomat and an even fiercer fighter. Even as he ages he still participates in many of Daggerfall’s tournaments; he even wins quite a few of them. However Senhyn holds himself to a strict code of honor, which in the eyes of some hinders his potential. Senhyn would rather give his life than dishonor his name or his realm.

Equipment (Weapons, armor, misc.): Senhyn typically wears a http://www.sirclisto.com/400mm.jpg or http://www.sirclisto.com/400nn.jpg over a tunic with knee breeches and riding boots along with a cape embroidered with the emblem of Camlorn and a silver chain of office embellished with a ruby pendent; however when he is in battle he is armored in an extravagant suit of steel http://www.photosfan.com/images/medieval-suits-of-armor-1.jpg . When marching into battle Senhyn carries a http://www.swordworld.com.au/Uploads/Images/catalogue-m-longsword-15th-century.jpg whose blade in engraved with the moto of House Valtieri, Mort abans que deshonor “Death before dishonor”. He also carries a steel plated kite shield baring the banner of Camlorn.

Background: Senhyn was the firstborn son of the Duke of Camlorn. Therefore it was his destiny to follow in his father’s footsteps and take his office. His father had him tutored in the arts of war and diplomacy from a young age. By the time Senhyn had reached the age of 16 he was already riding to war with his father and participating in his meetings. When Senhyn was 19 his father was killed in battle, making him the new Duke of Camlorn. Senhyn quickly grew into the position and ruled just as well as his father had, better according to some.

At the age of 24 Senhyn was married to a noble by the name of Lysa from Anticlere. Their first son, Astien (24), was born a year later. Lysa gave Senhyn 3 more children, two daughters, Kelmena(22) and Maria(13), and a son, Claude(17). The eldest daughter, Kelmena was betrothed to the young Prince Camaron of Daggerfall at the age of 16 and is now the Queen of Daggerfall. Her marriage to the Prince tied the knot between Daggerfall and Camlorn, forging a strong alliance between the nations.

Since the secession from the Empire Senhyn has mostly kept to himself and attempted to avoid any lasting conflict. However when fighting did break out he managed to defeat many of the small states that opposed him. This greatly increased the size of Camlorn and its territories making it one of the largest powers in the west.